1947 GARDEN CATALOG 21 

VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Cocozelle (Italian Vegetable Marrow). Bush 
type, bearing long dark green fruit, becom- 
ing mottled with light green when ripe. 
The green fruits are edible without paring 
and ae of excellent quality. Packet 10c.; 
OZ SC! 
Italian Climbing. Extra long, light green 
Italian Squash. When grown on a trellis 
the slender fruit are straight and often 4 
feet long. An edible species of running 
Gourd. Packet 10c.; oz. 20c. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. The most 
productive strain for early market. Fruits 
are medium size and very uniform; light 
yellow in color, straight and attractive. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 20c. 
Buttercup. A new small squash of excep- 
tionally fine quality. Flattened green fruit 
with thick sweet flesh and small seed 
cavity. Popular for roadside stands, mar- 
ket and home use. Packet 10c.; oz. 20c_ 
Zucchini. European sort that is popular 
here. Prolific, tender, and of mild flavor. 
The fruits should be gathered when 6 inches 
long, and are prepared like other Squash, 
or fried in the same way as eggplant. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 30c. 
Long White Trailing. The white skin is 
smooth and the flesh is remarkably tender. 
Packet 10c. 
Noodle Squash 
Puncture one end and cook it for 35 min- 
utes. Cut in half, the flesh falls out in shreds, 
suggestive of spaghetti. Served hot with 
sauce, salt, and butter, or as a cold dish with 
vinegar. Mottled green fruits, 10 inches long, 
turn yellowish white. Packet 15c. 
TOMATOES 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants. 
Yield begins 9 to 13 weeks after setting out. 
Culture. Seed may be sown sparingly in 
a hotbed, greenhouse, or in the home from the 
second week in February to the end of April. 
When the plants are about 2 inches high they 
should be transplanted about 4 inches apart, 
or thinned so that they do not overcrowd. 
Around May 15, the plants may be set out 
in the open ground, 3 feet each way. For an 
autumn crop, sow seed in May in the open. 
Bonny Best. 70 days. Early, productive. 
Smooth, solid and uniform in size; scarlet. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 60c. 
Comet. 70 days. Fine for forcing; brilliant 
scarlet color, medium size, smooth and 
solid. Packet 10c.; oz. 85c. 
Golden Queen. 84 days. A golden yellow 
variety of excellent quality. Packet 10c.; 
oz. 60c. 
John Baer. 70 days. An early bright scarlet 
new tomato. Large and fleshy. Packet 10c.; 
oz. 60c. 
Marglobe. 75 days. A midseason variety 
entirely immune from rust. Pure scarlet, 
globe-shaped. Good size, heavy cropper 
and fine quality. Packet 10c.; oz. 60c. 
Ponderosa. 95 days. Very large, solid and 
of excellent flavor. Packet 10c.; oz. 50c. 
Pritchard. 72 days. (Certified.) All-America 
Selections Gold Medal. A disease-resistant, 
self-topping variety, with large, solid, 
smooth fruits of light scarlet color. Packet 
10c.; oz. 60c. 
Rutgers. (Certified.) 78 days. A wilt-re- 
sisting variety. The fruits are deep red, 
globe-shaped; size, medium to large; flesh, 
firm and of excellent flavor. Packet 10c.; 
oz. 60c. 
Stone. Standard late sort in common use. 
Still one of the most popular varieties for 
late crop. Packet 10c.; oz. 40c. 
Earliana. Earliest red Tomato. Plants have 
short, close-jointed branches, and set 
freely. The fruits average 3 inches across 
and 214 ins. deep; solid; few seeds. Packet 
10c. @ 
SMALL FRUITED TOMATOES 
Red Cherry. 82 days. Valuable for preserv- 
ing. Packet 10c. 
Red Currant. 82 days. Very small. Used 
in preserves. Packet 10c. 
Red Plum. 82 days. 
Packet 10c. 
Strawberry Tomato or Winter Cherry. 
Valuable for salads. 
90 days. Fruit grows in a husk and will 
keep all winter. Packet 10c. 
Yellow Cherry. 82 days. Same as Red 
Cherry except for color. Packet 10c. 
Yellow Plum. 82 days. Valuable for salads 
and pickling. Packet 10c. 
TURNIP 
The Turnip is a cool weather crop and 
should be sown very early in the spring for 
early use, generally in rows 15 inches apart. 
For fall use sow broadcast in late July, being 
careful to sow the seed evenly and not too 
thick. 
Early Purple Top Milan. Extra early, flat 
and smooth; white with purple top. Packet 
10c.; oz. 15c. 
